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Inspector Wexford Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Inspector Wexford books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Inspector Wexford series? Start with "From Doon With Death" (1964) and follow publication order through all 25 books.
The complete Inspector Wexford reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
From Doon With Death
1964
Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death
1967
Wolf to the Slaughter
1967
The Best Man to Die
1969
A Guilty Thing Surprised
1970
No More Dying Then
1971
Murder Being Once Done
1972
Some Lie and Some Die
1973
Shake Hands Forever
1975
A Sleeping Life
1978
Death Notes / Put On By Cunning
1981
Speaker of Mandarin
1983
An Unkindness of Ravens
1985
The Veiled One
1988
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter
1992
Ginger and the Kingsmarkham
1992
Simisola
1994
Road Rage
1997
Harm Done
1999
The Babes in the Wood
2002
End in Tears
2005
Not in the Flesh
2007
The Monster in the Box
2009
The Vault
2011
No Man's Nightingale
2013
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